Trump to hold news conference on 2020 Census, citizenship question
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump points to a questioner while taking questions during a news conference following Tuesday's midterm congressional elections at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Trump, in a tweet earlier on Thursday, said he would hold the news conference on the census following his planned meeting on social media, which is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. . Critics say all residents should be counted in the census and that asking about citizenship discriminates against racial minorities and is aimed at giving Republicans an unfair advantage in elections. Trump and his supporters say it makes sense to know how many non-citizens are living in the country.
The case had already made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which last month ruled against the Republican president’s first attempt to add the question, saying the administration’s rationale was “contrived” but leaving the door open to its possible addition if officials could offer a new explanation.
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